Michael Wright (actor)
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Michael Wright | |
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Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1978–present |
Michael Wright is an American film and television
(2019).Career
Wright's body of work in television includes the 1983
Omar White from 2001 to 2003. Wright has appeared on New York Undercover, and as Lazarus Prime on Black Lightning
.
Wright's film roles include the 1987
James Belushi, and the 1994 film Sugar Hill with Wesley Snipes. He played Clinton, the leader of The Del Bombers gang in the cult film The Wanderers. His most recent film is 2005's The Interpreter. Wright was born and raised in New York City. He is a graduate of the New Lincoln School
.
Filmography
- The Wanderers (1979) as Clinton
- Streamers (1983) as Carlyle
- V (miniseries) (1983) as Elias Taylor (2 episodes)
- V: The Final Battle (1984) as Elias Taylor (3 episodes)
- V (The Series)(1984–1985) as Elias Taylor (13 episodes)
- The Laundromat as Shooter Stevens
- Bedtime Eyes (1987) as Spoon
- The Principal (1987) as Victor Duncan
- Private Times (1991)
- The 5 Heartbeats (1991) as Eddie King Jr.
- Sugar Hill (1994) as Raynathan "Ray" Skuggs
- New York Undercover (1996) as Rene Mazili
- The Cottonwood (1996) as Simon Z.
- Money Talks (1997) as Aaron
- Point Blank (1998) as Sonny
- Rage (1999) as "B-Boy"
- Piñero (2001) as Edgar Bowser
- Oz (2001–2003) as Omar White (22 episodes)
- Black Mask(voice)
- Downtown: A Street Tale (2004) as Rudy
- The Interpreter (2005) as Marcus
- Before I Self Destruct (2009) as First Victim
- Rel (2018) as Mr. Donaldson
- Black Lightning (2019) as Lazarus Prime (2 episodes)
References
- ^ "All the Wright Moves". New York. New York Media, LLC. 1 April 1991. p. 24. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
- ISBN 978-1-4766-6712-6.
External links
- Michael Wright at IMDb